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By Dave Meile
Diversions Columnist
"The Official Batman Bat
book," by Joel Eisner (Con
temporary Books $9.95)
Like any normal 6-year-old in
1966, I was a Batman fanatic. My
loving mother even sewed me a daz
zling Batman mask with cute metal
snaps. Unfortunately, it was a bit
snug, and hideous batblisters would
appear on my scrawny little throat.
After a healthy dose of batsalve, I
would park excitedly in front of the
Zenith every Wednesday and Thurs
day night (same Bat time, same Bat
chanel!) for one of the most bizarre
shows in TV history. Shocked, I
would glare over at my father who
was laughing hysterically every time ,
Robin uttered, "Holy contributing
to the delinquency of minors!" or
"Holy priceless collection of Etrus
can Snoods!" In a nutshell, that's
the appeal of the Batman show; for
kids, action-packed superhero ex
ploits, for adults, refreshingingly
dopey parodies.
Joel Eisner has compiled a book
that is not only a must for '60s TV
trivia buffs, but a good chuckle for
admirers of camp and gentle satire.
Every Batman episode is thoroughly
covered complete with Batcast Lists,
synopses, a Batequipment list (Bats
cilloscope viewer, Batnesia Gas, etc.),
Batfacts (or Bat trivia) and hilarious
anecdotes by the dastardly perpe
trators themselves: the creators,
writers and actors.
Ther term "camp" is inaccurate.
Reading this book will teach you
that the people behind this show
were not dummies. The shows were
full of silly puns, absurd send-ups of
other TV shows, and.surprisingly,
even a few topical references. In one
episode Batman calls President John
son on the Batphone and concludes
by saying, "Give my best to Hubert."
In another, "retired" villain King
Tut reverts to his evil ways when he
is hit by a brick at a Love-In.
Only the producers of Batman
would have the guts to cast Jerry
Mathers in a show as "Pops" the
Doorman, or Alan Hale Jr. (yup, the
Skipper) as a restauranteur named
Gilligan. Writer Stanley Ralph Ross
even relates how he'd stick in lines
of obscure foreign profanity to see if
the network noticed. Most of the
time they didn't.
Remember the impossibly phony
scenes of the dynamic duo scaling
the side of a building? On nearly
every spisode some celebrity would
appear at one of the windows. Some
of the talents (or non-talents) who
shamelessly hammed were Jerry
Lewis, Edward G. Robinson, George
Raft, Colonel Klink, the Green Hornet
and Kato and the inimitable Don
Ho.
This book conjuires fond memo
ries of the colorful, somewhat dar
ing television shows of the '60s.
Whether you're willing to admit it or
not, Batman was a historic series: a
kind of weekly pop art for youngs
ters and adults alike. A mastepiece
of playful and unpretentious prime
time television. Batman has not
aired in the LincolnOmaha area
since the mid-'70s. Let's demand a
reappraisal! Go to your Batphones
now!
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streets "Extremities": 5:30, 7:30,
9:30 p.m. "Nothing in Common": 4:35,
7:00, 9:25.
Cooper Theatre, 54th and O
streets "Aliens": 7 and 9:45 p.m.
Douglas Theatre, 1300 P St.
"Top Gun": 5:25, 7:35, 9:40 p.m. "Ruth
less People": 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 p.m. "Shan
ghai Surprise": 5:15, 7:15, 9:15 p.m.
East Park 3, East Park Plaza Mall
"Armed and Dangerous": 5:30, 7:30,
9:30. "Born American": 5:20, 7:20, 9:30.
"Karate Kid II": 5:10, 7:20, 9:30 p.m.
Joyo Theater, 6102 Havelock
"Manhattan Project" and "Big Trouble
in Little China": 7:30 p.m.
Plaza 4, 1 2th and P streets "About
Last Night": 4:45, 7, 9:15 p.m. "Stand By
Me": 5:15, 7:15, 9:15 pl.m. "Armed and
Dangerous": 5:30, 7:30, 9:30. 'The Fly":
5, 7, 9 p.m.
State Theatre, 1415 O St.
"Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2": 5:30,
7:30, 9:30 p.m.
Stuart Theatre, 13th and P streets,
"Bullies": 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 p.m.
84th and O Drive-In "Top
Gun" and "Officer and a Gentleman": 8
p.m.
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